Bob Russell was considered the best defensive forward in Boston
State College ice hockey history and was a member of the legendary
team that finished a perfect 20-0-0 in 1965-66. An All-New England
selection in 1967-68, Russell was a rare four-year letterman in an
era when freshman didn't see the site of competition, but he played
on the first line of that undefeated team as a freshman and helped
them to a number one national ranking. Success would follow him
again as he helped the '67-68 squad to the NAIA Final Four and a
16-9-1 mark as part of a career that saw his teams compile a
59-31-1 record for a .654 winning percentage. Russell is just one
of three players in college hockey history to have been a member of
four teams to have won the coveted Codfish Bowl trophy and was
named to the All-Tournament team in 1969. The forward tallied 107
points on 49 goals and 58 assists in 87 career games for an average
of 1.23 points per game and ranks 10th on the Warriors' all-time
points list, while being a member of the first line power play and
penalty killing units his entire career. Russell had a knack of
putting the puck in the net when it counted, racking up eight
game-winners to rank third on the Boston State career ladder and
his total of four career hat tricks is also the third-highest mark
in school history. Russell's playing days didn't end with his 1970
graduation from BSC as he spent a pair of five-year stints in the
New England Amateur League and the Southern New England Hockey
League. He also bestowed his hockey knowledge as an assistant coach
for the Warriors from 1970-73, Lowell High School from 1973-74 and
Reading High School from 1974-77 and also served as a player/coach
for the East Hartford Canadians, who won a pair of SNHAL
championships. Russell proved to be a great success in the sport of
softball as well, enjoying a 15-year career as a player and manager
in the American Softball Association with the Medford Hydronique
from 1970-85 and pitched in three ASA Regional Championship
tournaments, including a sixth-place showing in 1979. Russell has
also given his time as a premier fundraiser for ALS Alliance
Therapy and The Angel Fund.